Brunei vs Macao: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Brunei
96,492 people
in 2023
Macao
100,623 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
177th
Macao rank
176th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Brunei
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 100,623 people against 96,492 people in Brunei, a difference of 4,131 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Brunei ranks 177th and Macao ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Macao in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25,875 people | 66,467 people | 40,591 people | Macao |
| 1960s | 49,631 people | 102,488 people | 52,857 people | Macao |
| 1970s | 64,488 people | 95,403 people | 30,915 people | Macao |
| 1980s | 78,064 people | 71,331 people | 6,733 people | Brunei |
| 1990s | 95,168 people | 96,795 people | 1,627 people | Macao |
| 2000s | 96,896 people | 86,154 people | 10,742 people | Brunei |
| 2010s | 99,342 people | 80,575 people | 18,767 people | Brunei |
| 2020s | 96,494 people | 99,850 people | 3,356 people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Brunei or Macao?
- Macao, at 100,623 people against 96,492 people in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Brunei and Macao?
- 4,131 people, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Macao rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Brunei ranks 177th and Macao ranks 176th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.